Memorial Title

Pte H W Wright

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial tablet to Pte H W Wright added to a family grave in Duffield Cemetery, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Duffield Cemetery
43 Hazelwood Rd
Duffield
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE4 4DE

NGR:
SK 33941 44121 ±5m

Location details:
Towards the northern corner of the cemetery.

Type

Overall type: Tablet.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

A white marble tablet placed on the surface of a grave. It is in the form of an unfurled scroll bearing an inlaid inscription in upright capital roman lettering. The grave also has white marble kerbs with further inscriptions inlaid on the external chamfers.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Tablet	White marble	300	460	605	Fair
Kerbs	White marble	300	2150	2260	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

South kerb:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM [WRIGHT], WHO PASSED AWAY ON MARCH [5TH. 1937, IN] HIS 67TH. YEAR.

North kerb:

ALSO OF HIS BELOVED WIFE MARY ANN, AT [REST] MARCH 12TH. 1937, AGED 67 YEARS.

Tablet:

IN REMEMBRANCE OF
PTE. H. W. WRIGHT
KILLED IN ACTION
JULY 12TH. 1917,
AGED 22 YEARS.
AND OF
LEONARD WRIGHT,
AT REST DEC. 11TH. 1918,
AGED 18 YEARS.

[Some lettering missing or damaged.]

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)
Number died	1
Number served and returned	0
Total names	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Wright family.

Local authorities:
From WW2: Duffield Parish Council; Belper Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Duffield Parish Council; Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

16th February 2016: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

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